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Häme Castle

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Häme Castle

Häme Castle (Finnish: Hämeen linna, Swedish: Tavastehus slott) is a medieval castle in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The castle is located on the coast of lake Vanajavesi in the city center. The castle was originally located on an island. The castle consists of central keep and surrounding curtain walls, surrounded by a moat. The keep has originally had five towers yet only two are today apparent. The curtain wall has a gatehouse, battlements, an octagonal brick corner tower and a round gun tower. The lower tiers of the keep and curtain wall are of masoned granite and upper tiers are red brickwork. The moat is in connection with Lake Vanajavesi and is filled with water.

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